Numbers were up for the first day of summer football workouts on Monday, with 45 players donning shorts, shirts, and helmets as the Albany -Lions prepare for the 2018 season.
According to head coach Denney Faith, numbers on the first day of two-a-days are up by about 10 from the last two seasons, with the largest group in the last four or five seasons turning out.
Students who still need school physicals can make an appointment with one of two local clinics.
Both the Shackelford County Health Clinic and ResourceCare charge $25 for a school physical.
There have been times in the past when the physicals have been offered free of charge by both clinics, but since most students were present for their physicals when they were offered at the school in May, there will be a $25 fee.
Also, appointments need to be made at both clinics.
Pictures for varsity and JV football players and cheerleaders have been set for this week.
Cheerleaders will meet at Nail Stadium Thursday (today) starting at 5:00 p.m. for the junior high group. The varsity squad will follow at 5:20 p.m.
Football players and coaches are scheduled for pictures at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the stadium.
An Albany baseball player has been recognized on the Class 2A All-State Baseball team.
Junior Joshua Dyer received honorable mention as a second baseman for the Lions on the annual list that is sponsored by Collin Street Bakery and the Texas Sports Writers Association.
The Lions advanced to the Region I quarterfinal, losing to DeLeon. Albany was undefeated in District 8-2A with a 10-0 record, finishing the season at 17-5-3 with playoff wins over Winters and Anthony.
A total of eight girls and one boy have shown up so far for high school cross country practices since the program started last Wednesday.
Coach Tate Thompson said that only three of the girls are returning from last year’s district meet, with the remainder participating as part of the girls basketball off-season training.
“We have been starting at 8:00 a.m. each morning with some weight training and running,” he said. “We will switch to morning practice at 6:30 a.m. two mornings per week once classes start. We will also work out some during the athletic period.”
Plans are underway for the Albany Golf Club’s traditional Labor Day tournament set for Sept. 1-2 at the local course.
Registration for the two-person scramble was officially opened after a Monday night board meeting held to finalize plans.
Participants in the tourney will tee off at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1, after which teams will be flighted for Sunday’s rounds.
An entry of $80 per person, or $180 per team, includes one mulligan per player for each day of play. The entry fee also covers a meal on Saturday evening.
Albany sports fans are invited to attend the Athletic Booster Club’s annual ice cream supper next Monday, Aug. 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Bank Park.
The Albany Lion volleyball team, cross country team, cheerleaders, and football team will be introduced at the event, and the young girls cheer camp participants are expected to perform a variety of cheers and dance routines.
High school athletes eat free of charge, while the hamburger meal costs $7 for the general public.
Albany’s Kami Norton was one of three women across the country to be named as a Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year in NCAA Div. II Track and Field, a first for any female athlete at Angelo State University in San Angelo.
Selected from a field of 405 female athletes across the country, Norton was joined by Alicja Konieczek of Western State Colorado University and Caroline Kurgart of the University of Alaska at Anchorage.
The Moran Independent School District is fully staffed for the upcoming year, according to superintendent Danny Freeman.
“We just finished our hiring for this school year,” said Freeman last week. “Teacher in-service will begin Aug. 10 for all new staff, and Aug. 13 for everyone else.”
Staff Changes
at Moran ISD
Several new faces will be at Moran this year, including teachers, coaches, and members of the support staff.
Local singer Lorna Ayers will step into the spotlight at the Aztec and utilize her trademark voice and the excellent acoustics of the historic theater to again become the lead character of the musical Always...Patsy Cline, along with Pam Davis as Louise, and live music provided by The Bodacious Bobcat Band.
Show dates are Friday, Aug. 10 and 17, and Saturday, Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m., and a 2:30 matinee on Sunday, Aug. 12.
Tickets are $20 each for reserved seating on the first three rows. General admission seating is $15.
